Exporting masked objects into after effects

hello forumers.
ive made a project of equalizers playing going up and down as e.q do.when i export the swf file its plays perfect but when i import it into after fx the e.q are static there is no motion.just the objects that are not masked are animating.
what have i done wrong?
thanks.

hello jesse
thanks for the reply,im going nuts about this issue,besides the masked object not animating in after fx,im having problems in after fx with audio,but anyways,since adobe has barred uploading files in the forum for a while,is there an email i can zip the file for you to see?
best regards.

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